Who Spent Millions To Get Judge Gorsuch Confirmed? Democrats Want To Know

WASHINGTON, DC — Senate Democrats are asking Judge Neil Gorsuch in a letter released Thursday to call for the Judicial Crisis Network, an organization that spent $10 million in support of President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, to reveal its donors.

The letter was sent by Senators Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, Al Franken of Minnesota, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, Dick Durbin of Illinois and Dianne Feinstein of California.

JCN, which is not obligated to disclose the identity of the people who contributed to it, also spent $7 million in opposition to President Obama's nominee Judge Merrick Garland. Garland was never considered for confirmation by the Senate because Republicans refused to vote on his nomination.

"The American people have no idea who is so aggressively advocating for your confirmation, or why," the letter says. "Will you ask JCN to disclose the identities of its donors in order to put to rest any concerns that donations made in secret could affect your rulings?"

It adds that Gorsuch should pledge to name any individuals or organizations that donated to JCN or any other group that supported his nomination, if he learns who they are.

The letter also notes that Whitehouse asked Gorsuch during his confirmation hearings about why the group would be willing to spend so much spend money to get him on the Supreme Court.

"You'd have to ask them," Gorsuch said.

"I can't, because I don't know who they are. It's just a front group," Whitehouse said.

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